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Euros proprius

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Euros proprius
Euros proprius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euros
Species:
E. proprius
Binomial name
Euros proprius

Euros proprius is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Henry Edwards in 1881. Euros proprius is the most distinctive species in the Euros genus. It is found near streams in dry forests in the northern Sierra Nevada in the US state of California.

The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Paeonia brownii.

References

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  • "A review of the genus Euros Hy. Edwards (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameiini) with description of one new species" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.